Forward Russia at Rescue Rooms

Date: Sun 27th Apr
Time: 19:00

Tuesday 29th April. £7.50adv
**14+ Show 7pm - 10pm**
FORWARD RUSSIA
Forward, Russia! are an English alternative band from Leeds, formed in Spring 2004. Until 2006, the band only named tracks with numbers, in the order that they were written.
¡Forward, Russia! formed in early 2004 from Leeds band The Black Helicopters, of which Tom and Rob were members. They joined siblings Katie and Whiskas (previously of Leeds band les Flames! amongst others). The band performed their first gig in April, closely followed by demos which received reviews from prominent music magazines such as Drowned In Sound and NME, who called it "Convulsing punk-funk brilliance from Leeds".

In April 2005, ¡Forward, Russia! released "Nine", a split 7-inch single with This Et Al, released on guitarist Whiskas' label Dance To The Radio. This single was reviewed by NME, who put it on their 'Radar'..
The single "Twelve" released in January 2006, on Dance To The Radio, entering the UK Top 40 at 36. Their next single, a new version of 'Nine', was released in May, and preceded the debut album Give Me a Wall, released on May 15 in the UK. Around this time they toured with We Are Scientists and played alongside The Automatic, The Long Blondes, Howling Bells and Boy Kill Boy on the 2006 NME New Music Tour.
Following a secret show to preview new material, the band recorded new material with producer Matt Bayles in Seattle, USA. On their blog of studio updates, numerous working titles for the songs were mentioned, including 3 songs previewed on the early 2007 tour. The album will be entitled Life Processes, scheduled to be released by Cooking Vinyl in the UK 14th April 2008

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